Information about #BE9D60 color

#BE9D60 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BE9D60 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 157, 96) — 74.5% red, 61.6% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 37 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BE9D60 presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oxstone (#C39D64) and Uluru (#BF9B67).

In RGB terms — rgb(190, 157, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BE9D60 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BE9D60 color variations

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#BE9D60 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BE9D60

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE9D60
  • RGB190, 157, 96
  • CMYK0, 13, 37, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 157, 96)
  • HSL39°, 42%, 56%
  • HSL Precise38.936°, 41.964%, 56.078%
  • HSV39°, 49%, 75%
  • HSB39°, 49%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.616, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.616, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.616, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE9D60
  • DECIMAL ID12492128
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01